Closure for window-casing pockets.



H. HOUGHA'M. GLOSURE FOR WINDOW CASING POGKETS. APPLICATION FILEDDEU.26,1908.

925,188. Patented June 15, 1909.

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H. HOUGHAM.

. CLOSURE FOR wmnow CASING POGKETS.

APPLIOAIION FILED DEO.26-,1908.

Pa-tented June.15,1909.

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HENRY HOUGHAM, OF MANHATTAN, KANSAS.

CLOSURE FOR WINDOW-CASING POCKETS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 15, 1909.

Application filed December 26, 1908. Serial No. 469,25.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY HoUGnAM, citizen of the United States,residing at Manhattan, in the county of Riley and Kansas, have inventednew and useful Improvements in Closures for lNindow-Casing Pockets, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the closures of weight pockets in the sidestiles of Window casings; and it consists in the peculiar andadvantageous closure, hereinafter described and claimed, calculated toassure the closure piece cut from the inner wall of the stile restingsnugly in and even or flush with the face of the remainder of the wallwhen said closure p art is detachably secured in the opening formed bythe cuts, thereby rendering it unnecessary to dress down the face of theinside pocket and unnecessary to dress and plane the second time theface of the outside pocket.

In the drawings, accompanying and forming part of this specification:Figure 1 is a face view of a portion of one side stile of a windowcasing, showing the closure of an outside weight pocket-71. 0., thepocket adjacent the outer side of a building wall. Fig. 2 is ahorizontal section on line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectiontaken in the plane of line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a perspective view ofthe metallic holder, removed. Fig. 5 is a detail vertical sectionshowing a metallic fastener adapted to be used in lieu of the one shownin Figs. 1 to 4. Fig. 6 is a view like Fig. 1 showing the closure of aninside weight pocket. Figs. 7 and 8 are sections taken on the lines 7-7and 88, respectively, of Fig. 6. Fig. 9 is a perspective view of one ofthe metallic holders shown in Figs. 6 to 8, remover. Fig. 10 is a detailview showing a modified type of metallic holder adapted to be used inlieu of those shown in Figs. 6 to 9.

Referring by letter to the drawings, and more particularly to Figs. 1 to4 thereof: A is a portion of the inner wall of a side stile having theusual outside stop a and partingstrip groove 1). B is an opening cut inthe wall and having its lower and upper walls inclined downwardly andinwardly, Fig. 8. C is the closure piece formed in the cutting of saidopening B and, therefore, having upper and lower beveled ends. D is ascrew for fastening the lower end of the piece 0 in the opening B, and Eis the metallic holder for offering an abutment to the upper end portionof the piece C and limiting its outward i movement so as to assure theinner side of the State of l removable piece C resting flush with theface of the remainder of the stile wall. The said metallic holder E ismade in one piece and comprises a body a adapted to rest against and befixed by nails or other suitable means to the upper end wall of theopening B, a flange b depending from the outer edge of the body a andadapted to form a stop or abutment for limiting outward movement of theupper end of the removable piece 0, and upturned projections c on theouter edge of the body 0/, adapted to rest at the outer side of thestile wall and assist in preventing outward movement of the holder.

It will be manifest from the foregoing that when the removable piece Cis positioned in the opening B with its upper end against the flange 1)of holder E, and its lower end fastened by a screw D or other means,said piece C will rest flush or even with the remainder of the stilewall, which is advantageous for the reason before stated. It will alsobe observed that the holder E partly fills the space formed by the cut,and that when the screw D is removed, the piece 0 may be expeditiouslyand easily removed to allow access to "the weight pocket.

In Fig. 5, I show a modified holder E which may be used in lieu of theholder E in the discretion of the party practicing my invention. Saidholder E is a Z-shaped piece of metal and has at one end of its body a aprong 0 adapted to be embedded in the upper wall of opening B, and atthe other end of said body a a depending flange b adapted to form a stopor abutment for the removable piece C.

In the construction for the inner weightpocket in the stile, shown inFigs. 6 to 9, the square cut forming the opening B may be a blind out,as shown, or may extend to the inner edge of the stile wall, and apartingstrip F and an inside stop G are depended on to retain the pieceC, formed by the cut, in position against the steps or abutments ofmetallic holders E The said holders E are respectively formed in onepiece and respectively comprise a body a adapted to be held by barbs aor nails or by both against one end wall of the opening B, a flange breach ing at an angle from the outer edge of the body a and adapted tooffer a stop or abutment to the piece C, and portions 0 adapted to restat the outer side of the stile Wall and assist in preventing outwardmovement of the holder.

V/ hen the parts are positioned shown in Figs. 6 to 8, it will be seen.that the piece C is held between the flanges t of holders and theparting strip F and stop G, and flush with the remainder of the stileWall, and When the strip ll and stop G are removed, the strip C may bereadily removed from opening B.

W hen desired in lieu of each of the holders E a metallic holder E shownin Fig. 10, may be employed; said holder E being formed in one piece andcomprising a flange (1 adapted to he fixed by barbs or nails or both tothe outer side of the stile Wall, a body If adapted to rest against oneend vall of the opening in the stile Wall to assist in retaining theholder in position, and one or more portions 6 extending upwardly fromthe outer edge of the body 71 and adapted to oiler stops or abutments tothe removable piece in the opening in the stile Wall.

Like the body a, of the holder E, Figs. 1, 3 and l, the bodies a, a andb" of the holders E, E and E, respectively, each partly fills the spaceformed by the cut in: de in remov ing the closure piece, this beingmaterially advantageous in that the body a, a or I), corresponiiling inthickness to the cut, assures the closure. piece resting snug or tightin the opening, and also in that it enables the closure piece to holdthe body a, a or b tight against the end wall of the opening and in thatWay contribute to the retention of the holder in Working position.

In addition to the practical advantages 1 l l '5 I l l hereinbeforeascribed to my improvements, it will be noted that the same are simpleand inexpensive and adapted to be quickly and easily applied, and arecalculated to last quite as long as the Window casing.

l have disclosed. herein the best practical emhodiniient of my inventionof which I know, but it is obvious that in the future practice of theinvention such changes in the form, construction and relativearrangement of parts may be made as fairly fall Within the spirit of myclaimed invention.

Having described my invention, What I claim and desire to secure byLetters-Patent, is:

In a closure for Weight pockets, the combination of the inner Wall of aside stile of a window casing, in which vb ll an opening is formed, ametallic holder fixed to said well and having a body arranged in theopening and hat against a Wall of the opening, and also having a stop orabutment at one end of the opening and at the outer side of the Wall, apiece, corresponding in size to the distance between the inner side ofthe holder body and the opposite Wall of the openin removably arrangedin the opening and against said stop or abutment, and means forpreventing outward movement of the end of said piece remote from themetallic holder.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of tWosubscribing Wlt- DGSSGS.

HENRY HO'UGHAM. Witnesses:

HENRY OTTO, FRANK L. Barns.

